Free­movers

You study or studied in an English speaking country:

• Australia
• Canada
• Ireland
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• India
• South Africa
• UK
• USA

and you hold one of the following:

• a school leaving certificate showing fully completed secondary school education
• a bachelor degree certificate showing fully taught in English
• an ongoing bachelor or graduate degree certificate showing fully taught in English

You have passed a secondary school level that fulfills the Danish English level A. 

See more under: “Upper secondary qualifications” LINK!

You study or studied a bachelor or master programme entirely taught in English and you hold one of the following:

• a bachelor degree certificate showing fully taught in English
• an ongoing bachelor or graduate degree certificate showing fully taught in English

You study or studied in a Scandinavian country: 

• Iceland
• Norway
• Sweden
• Finland
• Denmark
• or the French-speaking part of Canada.

and you hold one of the following: 

• a secondary school education diploma
• a bachelor degree certificate
• an ongoing bachelor or graduate degree certificate

CBS approve the following tests and levels:  

• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) Level C1: minimum result of 185
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Level C2 : minimum result of 185
• IELTS Academic Test incl. online: minimum result of 7.0 (overall score)
• TOEFL iBT incl. home edition: minimum result of 94
• Duolingo score of minimum 130. See how to share your results

Only the tests and documentation listed above are recognised by CBS. Other tests or documentation will not be accepted for application for exchange. 

This also applies for TOEFL's MyBest Scores that are not accepted.

Almost all our exchange students go home before Christmas, so if you have an exam in January it will require planning on your part. 

If you are worried about having to be present in Copenhagen for an exam in January, please consider:

• 2nd quarter exams normally take place in January
• If the exam is a home-assignment, you only need internet access to attende and do not need to be in Denmark.
• If the exam is an on-campus exam (written sit-in exam or oral exam), you may need to stay in Denmark over Christmas and New Years - or come back for your exam
• The exam dates are announced while it is still possible to make course changes. So if you find that you have an exam which requires your presence in Denmark in January, you still have the chance to change your course.

Housing in January

If you are allocated to a room in one of our student dorms, you must move out by the end of December.

The rental period is fixed and cannot be extended regardless of exam dates and wish to stay until the end of January, as rooms must be prepared for the next students.

30 June is the last official date of the semester. If you are worried about this due to internship plans or if you are due to graduate, we hope that the following information will put your mind at ease:

• If the exam is a home-assignment, you only need internet access to attende and do not need to be in Denmark.
• If the exam is an on-campus exam (written sit-in exam or oral exam), you may need to stay in Denmark or come back for your exam.
• The exam dates are announced while it is still possible to make course changes. So if you find that you have an exam which requires your presence in Denmark in June, you still have the chance to change your course.

Housing in June

If you are allocated to a room in one of our student dorms, you must move out by mid June. The specific date varies slightly from one year to the next and date will be announced to students as soon as possible.

The rental period is fixed and cannot be extended regardless of exam dates and wish to stay until the end of January, as rooms must be prepared for the next students.

Your university and their course transfer policies are important. If they have given you the freedom to choose any course you want during your exchange, you will have greater possibilities for changing courses and in this way creating a course and exam schedule which is perfect for you. 

If your university approves only a limited number of our courses for credit transfer, you will have less flexibility.

Exams may no be graded until August

If you are due to graduate shortly after completing your exchange period with us, you should know that exams that took place in June might not be graded before August.

The grades are released no later than one month after the exam took place, but the month of July is considered holiday and will in some cases prolong the procedure.

Contact us 

If you need guidance in this situation, please reach out to us and we will give you individual advice.